Time

Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you forget to eat? Are you getting enough sleep?

Do you forget test dates or assignment deadlines?

Are you in the habit of postponing work on your assignments and always finding something “better” to do?

Learn techniques to help you better manage your time to be more productive, improve your concentration and even benefit from taking time off!

Assignments

The Academic Writing Help Centre (AWHC) is your number one resource at uOttawa for everything to do with writing assignments. Be sure to check out their online resources or go see them in person to meet with an advisor.

References and bibliography

Plagiarism, whether intentional or not, can have serious consequences. To avoid plagiarism, always cite your sources and list them in your bibliography according to the format specified for your assignment. The referencing format most often used at the Faculty of Social Sciences is the APA style, but other referencing formats exist, so be sure to check your assignment instructions and course syllabus.

Group assignments

Working as a group can improve the quality of your ideas; it can be hard to come up with a variety of opinions when you work alone. Even though group assignments can present their own challenges at times, they give the group members a chance to express new ideas and move in the right direction.

Exams

Do you get anxious or stressed before or during exams?

In addition to strategies to help you manage stress throughout the term, the Mentoring Centre provides useful tips and tricks on preparing for exams to help get you confidently through this trying time and, hopefully, help you ace those tests!